Margate Police arrested the wanted owner of “Best Contractors USA” on a Broward warrant tied to an alleged $63,000 construction fraud and grand theft case.
According to a Margate Police Department arrest report, Adelmo Luiz Fernandes, 68, of Fort Myers, was taken into custody on May 14 after an officer conducted a traffic stop near Southgate Boulevard and State Road 7. Investigators said the officer discovered Fernandes had an active Broward County felony warrant for second-degree grand theft.
According to a probable cause affidavit, the case stems from a January 2023 construction contract in Fort Lauderdale. Investigators allege that Fernandes and another man falsely represented themselves as licensed contractors for a company, unironically named Best Contractor Company USA, and persuaded a victim to sign a $125,500 construction agreement for work on two properties…